page.title=Gestures @jd:body <p>Gestures allow users to interact with your app by manipulating the screen objects you provide. The following table shows the core gesture set that is supported in Android.</p> <div class="layout-content-row"> <div class="layout-content-col span-4"> <img src="{@docRoot}design/media/gesture_touch.png"> <h4>Touch</h4> <p>Triggers the default functionality for a given item.</p> <ul> <li class="no-bullet with-icon action"> <h4>Action</h4> <p>Press, lift</p></li> </ul> </div> <div class="layout-content-col span-4"> <img src="{@docRoot}design/media/gesture_longtouch.png"> <h4>Long press</h4> <p>Enters data selection mode. Allows you to select one or more items in a view and act upon the data using a contextual action bar. Avoid using long press for showing contextual menus.</p> <ul> <li class="no-bullet with-icon action"> <h4>Action</h4> <p>Press, wait, lift</p></li> </ul> </div> <div class="layout-content-col span-4"> <img src="{@docRoot}design/media/gesture_swipe.png"> <h4>Swipe</h4> <p>Scrolls overflowing content, or navigates between views in the same hierarchy.</p> <ul> <li class="no-bullet with-icon action"> <h4>Action</h4> <p>Press, move, lift</p></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="layout-content-row"> <div class="layout-content-col span-4"> <img src="{@docRoot}design/media/gesture_drag.png"> <h4>Drag</h4> <p>Rearranges data within a view, or moves data into a container (e.g. folders on Home Screen).</p> <ul> <li class="no-bullet with-icon action"> <h4>Action</h4> <p>Long press, move, lift</p></li> </ul> </div> <div class="layout-content-col span-4"> <img src="{@docRoot}design/media/gesture_doubletouch.png"> <h4>Double touch</h4> <p>Zooms into content. Also used as a secondary gesture for text selection.</p> <ul> <li class="no-bullet with-icon action"> <h4>Action</h4> <p>Two touches in quick succession</p></li> </ul> </div> <div class="layout-content-col span-4"> <img src="{@docRoot}design/media/gesture_pinchopen.png" style="margin-left:-4px"> <h4>Pinch open</h4> <p>Zooms into content.</p> <ul> <li class="no-bullet with-icon action"> <h4>Action</h4> <p>2-finger press, move outwards, lift</p></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="layout-content-row"> <div class="layout-content-col span-4"> <img src="{@docRoot}design/media/gesture_pinchclose.png"> <h4>Pinch close</h4> <p>Zooms out of content.</p> <ul> <li class="no-bullet with-icon action"> <h4>Action</h4> <p>2-finger press, move inwards, lift</p></li> </ul> </div> </div>